Patient(s):
40 subfertile women, ages 18 to 41 years, with an indication for tubal patency testing as part of the fertility workup according to the Dutch Nederlandse Vereniging voor Obsteterie & Gynaecologie-guidelines.

Encouraging data from Netherlands about a new and promising technique for tubal patency evaluation which appears to have many advantages over HSG: it can be performed by a single operator in an outpatient setting, avoids radiation exposure, is less time-consuming and less painful. Given the very high costs involved in infertility evaluation and treatment in the US, it would be interesting to conduct a cost-effective analysis of such technology in the US healthcare system.

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